Out on Film 2026 - Atlanta Out Loud: Local Shorts

From the venue:

Out On Film is delighted to present a second showcase of the homegrown talent, distinctive voices and irrepressible creativity that make Georgia’s queer film community shine.

An Atlanta pastor brings two divided communities together with a fabulous drag church service. In an Out On Film Filmmaker Fund-supported coming-of-age story, Nailah Clarke must overcome her anxiety and risk being seen before prom night passes her by. A fearless band of drag queens hunts for ghosts in some of Georgia’s most haunted houses. Aging performers Olive and Agatha reunite solely for the paycheck, only to discover that their legendary mutual spite may be exceeded by their hunger for a comeback. And a grieving doctor helps a nonbinary trans patient regain the ability to dance—and begins to accept the loss of her own mother.

Expected Attendance:

Drag Me To Church - Isabella Sullivan, Director/Producer/Editor & Jade Chrislock-Barran, Sound Designer

Breathe - Mya Morton, Director/ Writer & Tashina Southard , Producer

SHOOK! Queens of the Dead - Brian Reddy, Director & Sky Oppel, Producer

The Spectacular Girls - Dewey McGeoch, executive producer & Douglas McGeoch, executive producer

Okay? - Carrie Schrader, Writer/Director & Jason Jamal Ligon, Lead Actor (V)\

Shorts:

Drag Me To Church - Worlds collide when a gay pastor in Atlanta, Georgia, bridges the gap between two divided communities by throwing a fabulous drag church service.

Breathe - Prom, identity, and the fear of taking risks—Nailah Clarke must face anxiety head-on in this heartfelt coming-of-age story.

SHOOK! Queens of the Dead - Six drag performers are dropped head first into some of the most terrifying and haunted locations around the world where they are forced to come face to face with not only the supernatural, but the reality of doing so in heels.

The Spectacular Girls - Olive and Agatha have reluctantly agreed to a historic, long-awaited reunion show solely for the paycheck. Moments before the curtain rises, their fragile truce completely disintegrates into a backstage war zone and the exact same hilarious, toxic codependency that destroyed their careers decades ago. Amidst the shared emotional collapse a flash of genuine clarity strikes the aging stars. They realize that while their mutual spite is legendary, their desperate hunger for a comeback is the only thing stronger.

Okay? - A doctor learns to accept the loss of her mother when she helps her non-binary trans patient regain their ability to dance.